MAKES YOU THINK….
Tuesday, July 19th, 2005
Take a guess of his age before you get to the end. Good luck.
How old is Grandpa?
Stay with this - the answer is at the end - it will
blow you away.
One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about
current events. The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought
about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things
in general. The granddad replied, “Well, let me think a minute, I
was born, before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods,
Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill. There was no radar,
credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens. Man had not invented
pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes dryers, and the
clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and man hadn’t yet
walked on the moon. Your grandmother and I got married first-and
then lived together. Every family had a father and a mother. Until
I was 25, I called every man older than I, ‘Sir’-and after I turned
25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, ‘Sir.’ We
were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare
centers, and group therapy. Our lives were governed by the Ten
Commandments, good judgment, and common sense. We were taught to
know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take
responsibility for our actions. Serving your country was a privilege;
living in this country was a bigger privilege. We thought fast food
was what people ate during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship
meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers were people who
closed their front doors when the evening breeze started. Time-sharing
meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends
not purchasing condominiums. We never heard of FM radios, tape
decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President’s speeches
on our radios. And I don’t ever remember any kid blowing his brains
out listening to Tommy Dorsey. If you saw anything with ‘Made in Japan’
on it, it was junk. The term ‘making out’ referred to how you did on
your school exam. Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, and instant coffee were
unheard of. We had 5 & 10 cent stores where you could actually buy
things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice cream cones, phone calls, rides on a
streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel. And if you didn’t want to
splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter
and 2 postcards . You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600 but who
could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon. In
my day, ‘grass’ was mowed, ‘coke’ was a cold drink, ‘pot’ was
something your mother cooked in, and ‘rock music’ was your
grandmother’s lullaby. ‘Aids’ were helpers in the Principal’s office,
‘chip’ meant a piece of wood, hardware’ was found in a hardware
store, and ’software’ wasn’t even a word. And we were the last
generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have
a baby. No wonder people call us “old and confused” and say there is
a generation gap.
…and how old
do you think I am ???
SCROLL DOWN…….
.This man would be only 58 years old!